110.105 Introduction to Calculus --- Summer 2005

The Johns Hopkins University

Instructor Information	Instructor	Siddique Khan
	Email
	Website	http://www.mathematics.jhu.edu/skhan/
	Office	Krieger 105
	Office Hours	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 2:00 - 3:00pm, and by appointment
Course Information	Purpose	This course is designed to prepare students to take Calculus I at Johns Hopkins University.  A sample of the topics that will be covered include the quadratic equation; graphs of functions; polynomial, exponential and logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; and trigonometric identities.
	Lecture	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9:00-11:30 a.m.
	Classroom	Krieger 300
	Textbook	Dugopolski.  College Algebra and Trigonometry, 3rd edition.

Homework: There will be recommended homework problems to be completed every night but they will not be graded.  As part of each day's homework, students will also be expected to read the appropriate sections in the textbook

Quizzes: Each day, a 10-minute quiz will be given based on the prior day's recommended homework assignment. The quizzes will be given mid-way through the class, with a 5-10 minute break following it. The lowest 2 quiz grades will be dropped.

Exams:  There will be two in-class exams- a midterm and a final.  The midterm exam is scheduled for Tuesday, July 19^th.  The date of the Final exam is Thursday, August 4^th, the last day of class. Both exams will be approximately two-hour tests.

Grading:  The final grade breakdown is as follows: 

• Daily Quizzes - 30% (The lowest 2 quiz grades will be dropped)

• Midterm - 30% 

• Final - 40%

Policies:

1.  All quizzes and exams will be closed book, and no calculators will be permitted.  Cheating will be prosecuted to the fullest extent in accord with university policy.

2. Makeup exams will only be given when appropriate documentation is provided (e.g. a doctor's note).  Documentation must be provided prior to the scheduled exam date (except for exceptional cases involving emergencies).

3.  Concerns: I will gladly re-grade any problem.  Please bring such concerns to my attention within 1 day of the quiz's return.

Tentative Schedule: